Information Security Architect / Manager

Jas Gujral; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An international technology company is seeking an Information Security Architect / Manager for a 6-month contract in Central London. The role requires 5 to 8 years of expertise in Information Security, focusing on security assessments, implementation of controls, and stakeholder collaboration. The position offers a rate of circa £500 per day, with occasional travel required.

Qualifications

• At least 5 to 8 years of proven expertise in Information Security.
• Experience in developing information security policies and procedures.
• Operational experience managing security operations and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current environment against industry standards.
• Implement security and control measures with the global IT team.
• Conduct security risk assessments and mitigation steps.

Skills

Information security policy development

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Cisco Meraki knowledge

Continual Service Improvement methodologies

Vulnerability management

Intrusion detection and prevention

Cloud applications security

Writing policy and playbooks

Experience with SOC and SIEM

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Knowledge of security frameworks (ISO, ITIL, COBIT)

Information security qualifications (CISMP, CISSM, etc.)

Job description

Information Security Architect / Manager

Our Client is an International company with offices in Central London.

They are looking to bring on-board an Information Security Architect / Manager with at least 5 to 8 years proven expertise within Information Security.

The function of the position will be as follows:

• Assess the current environment against industry standards and trends.
• Implement robust security and control measures, in line with the global IT team
• Streamline current processes and execute changes for a secured and optimised technology and data landscape.
• Subject matter expert in application and network security, with operational experience of managing security operations, SIEM solutions, incident, and response management.
• Collaborate to develop the Infosec strategy and associated operating model.
• Conduct an in-depth security risk assessment across the technology stack and provide end-to-end mitigation steps for resilience.
• Working closely with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with security policies, and promotion of strong information security culture.
• Provide weekly governance, risk and compliance reports utilising key risk and key performance indicators and metrics.

Skills/Competencies Required:

• Experience developing information security policy, process and procedure design and implementation.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and root-cause analytical (RCA) skills.
• Good working knowledge of Cisco Meraki and associated technologies.
• Practical knowledge of Continual Service Improvement (CSI) methodologies.
• Vulnerability management and assessment.
• Intrusion detection and prevention analysis / frameworks.
• Solid exposure to cloud based applications security and provisioning.
• Experience in writing policy, process, and standard playbooks.
• Experience in SOC and SIEM platforms
• Excellent communications skills in framing and messaging issues of highly technical nature, into meaningful and relevant information for a varied audience.
• Excellent analytical skills, with an ability to manage multiple projects under tight guidelines.
• Experience with common Information security frameworks such as ISO, ITIL, and COBIT.
• Information security professional qualifications (CISMP, CISSM, SSCP, CAP..etc)

** Occasional travel to other sites may be required.

This is 6 month contract assignment based in Central London.

Rate will be circa £500 per day.

Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.